fall 2005
ARC 386M:
Daylighting
Course Description
This course describes some basic concepts in the application of day lighting in Architecture. The major portion of the course is spent in understanding the concepts behind the quantity of light and its distribution in a room. A smaller portion is spent in the investigation of the quality of light in as much as we are able to explain it physically. The primary emphasis of the course is on physical observations and measurement and the course supplements them with manual calculations and computer simulations.
Course Content
- Quantity of Light
- Direct and Diffuse Light
- Solar Direct Normal
- Sky Diffuse
- Light Distribution in a Space
- The Cavity Effects
- Color Theory
- Human Visual comfort